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David Hunter will replace Ian George as Anatalis McNaughton managing director of the UK, Ireland and South Africa Region. Hunter will take over from George during the next few weeks in advance of the latter’s retirement in June.

Perfect Colours, a London-based value added reseller of large format digital printing solutions, has announced a deferred payment plan for print service providers wanting to upgrade to HP Designjet printers.

Agfa’s Anapurna 2540 FB will make its first appearance at an international exhibition at Fespa Digital, which will also see demonstrations of the Jeti 3324 Aquajet Pro direct-to-textile printer, the Jeti 3020 Titan high-speed system and the UV-curable Anapurna M2050.

POS specialist Pankarte, based in Nordhouse near Strasbourg, has bought an Inca Onset S40 flatbed digital printer from Fujifilm.

March will see the first shipments of Epson new SC-S30600, a 64in (162.6cm), four-colour (CMYK), roll-fed printer with speeds from 7.3 to 29.4m2/hour depending on printing mode - the former being typical for indoor poster use and the latter for outdoor banner applications. There is also a maximum quality mode which uses the printer’s full resolution of 1440 x 1440dpi.

CWE Solutions scooped three ‘Partner of the Year’ awards during HP’s recent Channel Awards event in London. The accolades were Sign and Display Partner of the Year, Graphics Partner of the Year, and System Sales Partner of the Year

The name of Vivid’s ProLife laminating supplies range has changed to Boss Premium Supplies. The company said the branding change “reflects and re-enforces Vivid’s commitment to providing the very best quality in laminating supplies”.

Mutoh, which will introduce a new printer at Sign and Digital UK, will work with Colourgen at the event to also showcase its popular ValueJet line up.

Xaar has become Fespa’s Global Technology Partner for the fourth year running.  The printhead developer is strongly involved in Fespa’s digital strategy and technology debates and seminars. Through their partnership, the two explore market trends and developments in inkjet innovation and work together to educate visitors and exhibitors about the significant potential of inkjet technology.

Spandex has assembled a board of directors to support the established management team. The move follows the acquisition of Spandex by Gilde Buy Out Partners and Spandex management from former owner Gerber Scientific in August last year.

Fespa Digital will see Mimaki introduce the UJF-3042HG desktop LED UV inkjet printer. The unit has a maximum print width of 300mm.

Roland has named printmax its most successful authorised dealer for the second year running. This is again based on the amount of inks, printers and cutters sold by printmax.

Making its European debut at Fespa Digital 2012 will be Print Shop Live! which recreates a fully functional, live print shop environment, enabling visitors to see a real production workflow close up, with expert commentary from participating companies and independent experts.

The entry deadline for the Sign and Digital Awards 2012 has been pushed back to Friday 10 February.